Buggy-top attachment.



No. 655.806. Patented Aug. I4, |900.

` H. C. STOCKTON.

BUGGY TOP ATTACHMENT.

(Application filed June 26, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters 1Patent N o. 65 5,806, dated August 14, 1900.

Application filed 11111@ `261 19 T0 if/ZZ whom, t 'may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRIS C. SrocKToN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Honey Grove, in the county of Fannin and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Buggy- Top Attachment, of which the following is a specification.

The inventionrelates to improvements in buggy-top attachments. V y

The object of the present invention is to iinprove the construction of buggy-top attachments and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efiicient device adapted torbe easily and quickly attached to and detached from the top of a buggy or other vehicle and capable of forming a complete extension of the same to protect the occupants of the vehicle from the Weather.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement'of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective.

View of a device constructed in accordance with this invention and shown applied to a buggy. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail sectional view illustrating the arrangement of the upper portion of the storm apron or covering and the manner of securing the saine to the front bow of the buggy-top. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the pivoted clamping and supporting bow. Fig. 5 is adetail view illustrating the manner of securing the rear edges of the apron or covering.

Like numerals of reference designate cor, responding parts in all the igures of the drawings.

l designates a vehicle body or boxprovided at opposite sides, at the innerface of its dashboard 2, with vertical sockets 3, receiving the lower ends of standards 4, which extend upward and which are curved rearward to the front bow 5 of the buggy-top GfL and which are adapted to support a storm apron on covering 6. The storm apron or covering 6, which may be constructed of any suitable waterproof material,extends across the buggy, at the front thereof, from the topy to the dashboard and completely closes the buggy at the sides of the same, so that the occupants are' 'completely shielded from the weather..

Serial No. 21,660. (No model.)

The upper portions of the standards are curved,

and their upper ends are received within sockets 7 of a pivoted supporting and clamping bow 8, which is pivotally mounted on the `upper portion of the front bow 5, at the inner or lower e face thereof, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The ends ofthe pivoted bow Sare perforated for the reception of bolts 9 or other suitable fastening devices, which form the pivots for the said bow 8, and the latter is adapted to engage the apron or covering, adjacent to the upper edge thereof, and hold the same snugly against the inner Vface of the front bow, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. `The pivoted bow 8 is adapted to swing rearward to carry its sockets 7 out of engagement with the upper endsof the standards to release the latter; but the said standards may conveniently remain on the vehicle at all times and will be found of great advantage in assisting a person in entering and leaving the vehicle. `The lower ends of the standards are provided with angular bends l0, extending outwardati the upper edge Vof the dashboard and offsetting the upper portionslightly from the inner face of the said dashboard`,so that the standards will form a proper support for the apron and will cause the latter to present a smooth appearance.A

The front portion 1l of the apron is provided at its lower edge with eyelets or buttonholes and is adapted to be secured 'to the body or box of the vehicle, at the front face of the dashboard, by means of buttons 12; but any other suitable fastening devices may be employed for detachably securing the apron tothe body or box at this point. The upper edge of the apron, at the top portion of the front bow, is secured to the lat-ter by means of a series of rigid'buttons or studs 13 and a pivoted button 14, and the latter also engages the rear edge of the pivoted supporting and clamping bow and locks the same in engagement with the apron. l The apron is provided with suitable eyelets or buttonholes to receive the fixed studs or buttons of the front how 5.

The apron is supported at the top at points between the standards at opposite sides of the center by means of curved arms l5, which extend forward and downward from the bow 8, and the said arms l5, which are connected IOO with the bow 8 by pivots 16, are adapted to be turned longitudinally of the bow when the apron is removed. The apron is provided with a suitable opening to receive the pivoted button, which is turned transversely of the same when it isengaged with the pivoted bow 8. The pivoted arms l5 assist in supporting the curved upperportion of the apron and enable the same to present a smooth appearance.

The standards are provided between their ends with vertical sleeves or sockets 17, receiving the terminals 18 of a transverse supporting-rod 19, which forms a brace for holding the standards against lateral movement. The ends 18 of the rod 19 are bent downward at` right angles for engaging the sleeves or sockets 17, and the rod is provided at its center with a depending rectangular bend 20, forming a loop or support, which is open at the top and which is adapted to receive the lines. The loop or support 2O is arranged at the lower edge of a curtain 21, and the apron is provided at the loop with an opening 2 for the lines, and the material is overlapped at the opening, as indicated in dotted lines, to

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' tend between the front bow and the apron and are secured to the lower edge of the curtain, which is Weighted by a rod 27. The loop 26, which is arranged at the center of the front portion of the apron, at thetop thereof, is located in convenient position to be readily grasped by the driver and the curtain may be opened by drawing the loop downward. As soon as the loop is released the weight of the rod 27 will operate to close the curtain.

The rear edges of the sides of the apron are provided with rods 28, which detachably engage suitable keepers 29 and 80, arranged in pairs at the rear faces of the sidesof the front bow, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The rods are provided near their lower ends with suitable stops 31, which rest upon the lower keepers, and the upper keepers 29 are spaced from the adjacent portions of the apron a sufficient distance to provide for the necessary vertical movement to disengage the lower ends of the rods from the bottom'keepers. Suitable handles or grips 32 are provided for enabling the rods to be readily engaged with and disengaged from the keepers to open and close the apron at either sideof the vehicle, and when one of the sides is open it may be readily held in such position by engaging the rod 28 with the transverse rod or brace and the adjacent standard.

The sides of the apron extend downward on the outer faces of the sides of the box or body and are engaged by suitable resilient clips or clamps 35, consisting of tongues or strips of resilient material, secured to the outer faces of the box or body at their rear ends and havingtheir front portions engaging the sides of the apron. The sides of the apron are preferably provided with extensions or tongues 36, which are received within and engaged by the resilient clamps.

It will be seen that the device is exceedingly simple and inexpensive in construction, that it is capable of being readily applied to the buggy or other vehicle for which it is constructed by simply buttoning the upper and lower edges of the apron to the box or body and the front bow, and then engaging the sides with the clamps and securing the top with the pivoted clamping and supporting bow, and that free use of the reins is permitted. Furthermore, it will be clear that when the apron is detached it may be conveniently stored in the back of the buggy and that the pivoted arms and the pivoted bow may be readily retained on the vehicle and will be practically concealed, as the said arms are adapted to be turned longitudinally of the pivoted bow and curved to conform to the configuration thereof. Also it will be clear that the deviceis adapted to completely exclude wind and water and that an efficient support for the reins is provided.

What I claim is- 1. ln a device of the class described, the combination with a vehicle having a top, of -a pair of standards extending from the front of the vehicle to the said top, a transverse brace connecting the standards and forming a support for the reins, an apron supported by the standards, and means for securing the apron to the vehicle, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a vehicle having a top, of a pivoted supporting and clamping bow,mount ed on one of the bows of the vehicle-top, standards detachably interlocked with the body of the vehicle and the said pivoted clamping and supporting bow, and an apron arranged on the standards and supported by the same and having its upper portion interposed between the pivoted supporting and clamping bow and the vehicle-top, substantially as de scribed. I

8. 1n a device of the class described, the combination with a vehicle having a top, and provided at its body or boX with sockets, a pivoted bow mounted on the vehicle-top and having sockets, standards detachablyy iitting in the said sockets, and an apron supported by the standards and clamped by the pivoted bow, substantially as described.

4.. In a device of the class described, the

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combination with a vehicle, of apivoted bow mounted on the top of the vehicle, standards located at opposite sides of the front of the vehicle, an apron supported by the standards and clamped by the pivoted bow, and pivoted arms supporting the apron and adapted to be folded beneath the bow, substantially as described.

5. In'a device of the class described, the combination with a vehicle having a top, of a pivoted bow mounted on the top, standards located at opposite sides of the vehicle, a cross-rod connecting the standards and forming a reinsupport, and an apron supported by the standards and clamped by the bow, substantially as described.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination with a vehicle, of a pivoted bow mounted on the top of the Vehicle, standards located at opposite sides of the front of the vehicle, a transverse rod or brace connecting the standards, an apron supported by the standards and engaged by the pivoted bow, and rods arranged at the rear edges of the apron at opposite sides of the vehicle and detachably mounted on the top of the same, said rods being adapted to be engaged with the transverse rod or brace and the adjacent standard, to hold the apron open, substan= tially as described.

'7. In a device of the class described, the combination with a vehicle having a top, standards located at opposite sides ofthe vehicle and extending from the front of the box or body to the front bow of the top, a transverse rod or brace connecting the same, an apron supported by the standards, and means for securing the apron to the front bow and to the body of the vehicle, substantially as described.

8. In a device of the class described, the combination with a vehicle having a top, of standards arranged at opposite sides of the Vehicle and extending from the front thereof to the front bow of the top, a pivoted clampingbow mounted on the front bow and supporting and engaging the upper ends of the standards, a locking device mounted on the front bow and engaging the pivoted clamping-bow, an apron supported by the standards and secured to the front bow, and` engaged by the pivoted bow, and clamps arranged at opposite sides ofthe vehicle on the exterior thereof and engaging the sides of the apron, substantially as described.

9. In a device of the class described, the combination with a vehicle having a top, of an apron provided with a front curtain, a pivoted bow mounted on the front bow of the top of the vehicle, and lengaging the apron,

and a flexible connection passing between the apron and the front bow of the top, and connected with the curtain, substantially as described.

10. In a device of the class described, the combination with a vehicle, of a transverse rod having a loop or bend, an apron provided with a curtain and having an opening at the bottom thereof to receive the reins, and means for securing the apron to the vehicle and for supporting the transverse rod,- sub-A stantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HARRIS C. STOOKTON.

Witnesses:

G. W. MCCLEARY, C. R. FEQUET. 

